Where is emacs.local on Emacs for Windows?

Where is emacs.local on Emacs for Windows?

[Nancy Salay]

Hi All,

I just recently downloaded version 21.3 of the Emacs for Windows. It's 
working very well but I haven't been able to customise because I can't find 
the equivalent of the .emacs.local file.  What I would really like to do 
right away is get some colour-coding for comment markers such as semi-colons 
and such.  Anyone know how to do this and what file I need to make the 
changes in?

Thanks in advance,
Nancy. 

Re: Where is emacs.local on Emacs for Windows?

[Galen Boyer]

On Wed, 24 Nov 2004, nsalay@cogeco.ca wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I just recently downloaded version 21.3 of the Emacs for
> Windows. It's working very well but I haven't been able to
> customise because I can't find the equivalent of the
> .emacs.local file.  What I would really like to do right away
> is get some colour-coding for comment markers such as
> semi-colons and such.  Anyone know how to do this and what file
> I need to make the changes in?

Just do the following:

C-x C-f ~/.emacs

Now, make your changes.

Now type, C-x C-s

Vhalla, you have a .emacs started.  (ie, ~ stands for HOME).

Now, if you want to know where that is, while in your .emacs do

C-x d RET.

Whatever directory you are sitting in is your HOME.  My guess is
that it is at your root, or c:/

-- 
Galen Boyer

Re: Where is emacs.local on Emacs for Windows?

[Chris Capel]

Galen Boyer wrote:

> Whatever directory you are sitting in is your HOME.  My guess is
> that it is at your root, or c:/
> 

I believe there's a way to customize this to point at a different directory.
I've done that on my copy of windows emacs. I don't remember what the
setting is, though. It might be changing the HOME environment variable to
something else.

Chris Capel

Re: Where is emacs.local on Emacs for Windows?

[Kai Grossjohann]

Chris Capel <ch.ris@iba.nktech.net> writes:

> I believe there's a way to customize this to point at a different directory.
> I've done that on my copy of windows emacs. I don't remember what the
> setting is, though. It might be changing the HOME environment variable to
> something else.

Yes, it works by configuring the %HOME% environment variable.

Kai

Re: Where is emacs.local on Emacs for Windows?

[Galen Boyer]

On Thu, 25 Nov 2004, ch.ris@iba.nktech.net wrote:
> Galen Boyer wrote:
> 
>> Whatever directory you are sitting in is your HOME.  My guess
>> is that it is at your root, or c:/
>> 
> 
> I believe there's a way to customize this to point at a
> different directory.  I've done that on my copy of windows
> emacs. I don't remember what the setting is, though. It might
> be changing the HOME environment variable to something else.

Yes.  The HOME variable will work.  I just didn't get the sense
that the OP was ready for something to confuse him.  Baby steps
for every newbie.  Worked for me at least.

-- 
Galen Boyer